A lot of the topics are about cere colours, so I was wondering if there are any general behavioural traits that can be used to distinguish the sex of a budgie? I recently posted a question here about my Henry and me thinking he was a male- I was right. His cere is very blue now and he has no white rings whatsoever =) I bought another budgie- Teddy- and I'm stumped as to whether he's a male or female. I really have no clue! A friend of mine bought a pair and they started "kissing" and acting like a couple on the first day! If teddy is a female wouldn't she and henry get along just the same? Or does it depend? Teddy's not outgoing and loud like Henry and "he" sounds like a female. Ted's really quiet, does ted sound like a hen? I know you'd all like to see a picture so I'll try and post one as soon as I can, but I'm intersted to hear your thoughts about behaviour between the sexes.

I have seen many of my budgies do boy on boy behaviour...head bobbing, kissing, feeding each other and trying to mount each other and same can be said for some hens. Cere colour is best indicator of sex of a budgie. If you have a clear photo ( no flash ) we can help with sexing

http://s417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/r...rrent=teddy.jpgteddy

 

i tried posting the picture but it failed, so hopefully you can see it using the link, there's another one on there too.

 

teddy 2

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by wei

Teddy is a hen

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by **Liv**

female i guess

Teddy is a teddette ...HEN

 

 

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by KAZ

okay, thanks guys! =D I was always happy with "him" being a male but it'd be great to see them have chicks one day. At the moment, Henry and Ted aren't cuddly at all. They will talk to each other a bit and sometimes ted looks like she's trying to regurgitate food for henry. It's odd, but she's really quiet and placid unlike henry who is so inquisitive and hyperactive. They're both about 2 and a half months old, so I'm not sure when they'll start acting like a pair. Also, thanks so much Kaz for getting those pictures on there!

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by wei

Neither bird can breed until they are 12 months or older so that gives you plenty of time to learn all the ins and outs of breeding

Did you quarantine ?

No, I didn't as I didn't have a spare cage and I got her from the same breeder/same aviary of birds so they had already been housed together since hatching before I got them.